May 11, 2010
Interview: 5 Questions for Suzanne Westenhoefer
Filed by Bil Browning | May 11, 2010 9:00 PM |Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer will play in Indianapolis tomorrow night in a benefit show for Indy Pride. Before Suzanne hit town we caught up on the phone and she sounds like she's just as full of mischief and mayhem as always....Read More
BREAKING: 2nd Sit-in at McCain's AZ Office to Protest DADT
Filed by Joe Mirabella | May 11, 2010 8:00 PM |H.E.R.O staged a sit-in today at Senator McCain's Phoenix, Tempe, Arizona office. This is the second sit-in by the group in less than a month. According to statement from the group: Quarter Master 3rd Class (QM-3) Shellaine Gokey served her...Read More
How many gays work at NARTH?
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 11, 2010 7:00 PM |According to this story from the Miami New Times, NARTH is trying to cover up the Reker/Rentboy scandal. After the story broke last week, Rekers sent Lucien a questionnaire with questions about what exactly happened during their trip to Spain...Read More
Circus Time!
Filed by Sean Martin | May 11, 2010 6:00 PM |This time around? It's not a three-ring event. I'm sure that by the time it's over, this one will be a five-ring, with thrills, chills, and excitement to last... well, until the next time....Read More
The ten things I love most about DC
Filed by Phil Reese | May 11, 2010 5:00 PM |I know I've been a bad blogger lately, getting all wrapped up in grad school finals and work stuff--and sadly I've had little time to research what I'd really like to do: The Top Ten Direct Action Campaigns in History....Read More
Obama Needs to Fire Gates Now!
Filed by Michael Hamar | May 11, 2010 4:00 PM |Contributor's note: I live in the Norfolk, Virginia, area and know many discharged under DADT. Hence, my emotions on this issue are high. I have previously drawn the parallel between Harry Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur for insubordination and...Read More
New state-wide LGBT organization to launch in Michigan
Filed by Amy Hunter | May 11, 2010 3:00 PM |An event, long talked about and long overdue, will come to pass this week in Michigan. This state's two preeminent LGBT education, rights advocacy, and lobbying organizations, The Triangle Foundation and Michigan Equality combined this past January to form an...Read More
Young girls: from prim and proper to primordial
Filed by Cassandra Keenan | May 11, 2010 2:00 PM |There are these three little girls who live across the way from me. Looks like they range in age from maybe 7-10. I get a kick out of watching their behavior as a group whenever they're outside playing. A couple...Read More
Is Elena Kagan gay? A sexy mystery
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 11, 2010 1:00 PM |Yesterday morning, I came across this post on Renew America's webpage, in which the author assumed Elena Kagan is gay: My main argument against adding a homosexual to the bench is simply this. That individual would have already made up...Read More
Spotlight 2010: Love Conquers Slurs
Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | May 11, 2010 1:00 PM |Love. Red ribbons. Lots of them. Voices carry. Dancers glide like an orange tango on the wind. Strings collide in a unity of subtle joy. Children sing moments before a giant sized drag queen dances a last dance. Smiles everywhere....Read More
Girls Always Wanted to Have Fun: Vintage Photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | May 11, 2010 12:30 PM |Another of those beautiful photographic enigmas: appears to be early 20th century (give or take a decade). Married ladies on a raucous night out? Libertine women whooping it up? It's just sweet to see how much fun they are having...Read More
Caught in a Bad Hotel: San Francisco queers support hotel worker boycott
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 11, 2010 11:30 AM |Editors' Note: This post comes to us from Pride At Work San Francisco. On a bustling Saturday afternoon at San Francisco's Westin St. Francis Hotel, there was a strange disturbance at the check-in counter. A seemingly innocuous gay couple had...Read More
Woman Enough to Take Your Man: Happy Birthday Jill!
Filed by Bil Browning | May 11, 2010 10:30 AM |It's birthday time! Dr. Jillian Weiss is turning *mumble mumble* today! Since she's a rather private person, I thought I'd share some of her extraordinary background with you. Jill was the second of eight children; her youngest sister is country...Read More
ENDA Now Ready To Pass
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | May 11, 2010 9:30 AM |The question on most people's minds about ENDA is: can it really pass? The National Center for Transgender Equality, along with the Transgender Law Center, and the Coalition of State/City Transgender Advocacy Organizations, held a conference call last night on...Read More
DADT: I was present at more than 1500 military funerals
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 11, 2010 8:30 AM |Editors' Note: "Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama" is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership at this critical point in the fight to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't...Read More
Betty White's Muffin on Saturday Night Live!
Filed by Michael Buckley | May 11, 2010 8:00 AM |Comment questions of the day! Answer any or all! 1. What was your favorite Betty White skit on SNL? 2. Who is your dream host on SNL? 3. Do you fate in bed? How often do you wash your...Read More
Rentboy.com statement on Rekers scandal
Filed by Bil Browning | May 11, 2010 7:30 AM |"We remain open-minded and devoted to privacy for the people who use our site, but we can't take the risk out of leading a double life, or having a closeted or hypocritical career... If you're a famous heterosexual homophobe and...Read More
Liza Minnelli sings at Straight for Equality Gala
Filed by Bil Browning | May 11, 2010 7:00 AM |PFLAG hosted the second annual Straight for Equality Gala in New York City earlier this month. Among the honorees were Liza Minnelli (Straight for Equality in Entertainment award), Scott Fujita (Straight for Equality in Sports award), and Sodexo (Straight...Read More
